Expert reviews
“The Ludlow is in the heart of the Lower East Side, one of the city’s most desirable areas for the hip and youthful set. The hotel wins high marks for its neighborhood feel and is a smart choice for travelers looking for an authentic sense of place away from the crowds.”
“One of New York’s best-loved boutique hotels, in the Lower East Side, with a heavy glug of 1970s cool thrown in for good measure. Rooms are comfy and there’s a fun American take on a French bistro, Dirty French, which is popular with locals.”
What guests liked
- Beautiful rooms
- Boutique style
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Located at 180 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side of New York, this four-star hotel offers the best in hospitality services and amenities. The hotel offers quality services while the rooms are fitted with modern state-of-the-art facilities.
The hotel offers stylish and luxurious living conditions for tourists and travelers in the city. The excellent Ludlow Hotel provides stunning and spectacular views of the city skyscrapers and bridges while its proximity to city landmarks and places of interest makes it a favorite for tourists in the city.
The hotel rooms are well-furnished with modern décor and decorations while hardwood floors and handmade silks are also featured in the rooms. The Ludlow Hotel provides accommodation options such as Ludlow Double, Mini Studio, Skybox Loft, King Studio and Double Room. Some rooms come with a private terrace such as Queen Studio with terrace and Loft King with Terrace.
The hotel is 450 m away from the popular Lower East Side Tenement Museum while ABC Playground is just 100 m away from the hotel. Iconic places such as Times Square and Statue of Liberty are 4 km and 6 km respectively away from the hotel.
The rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries, deluxe rain showers, and bathroom slippers.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
23 March 2025
Overall it was a good hotel.
Good location. Nice restaurant. Great water pressure.
Room size. Too small
17 March 2025
High-rise boutique in one of NYC's most bustling enclaves
The Skyloft room is speactular and has views in three directions. It's impossible to escape city noise even on a high floor, but the hotel itself was quiet.
It would have been nice to have full-length mirror somewhere other than the bathroom, and a conventional shower head would have been preferable to the rain shower.
10 March 2025
Great hotel and location
Ceaser the bar man 😅 very helpful as a local guide in our very short trip, the decor is Beautful and all staff very helpful
Rooms and bathroom on the small side but it’s enough when your out all day and night 😅
9 March 2025
Fabulous
The rooms are lovely and just as they appear in the photos. The shower is excellent and has really decent water pressure. Staff are very attentive and helpful, although service can be slow this fits with the very relaxed and welcoming vibe of The Lounge - there is no pressure to spend money on drinks if you are a hotel guest just looking for somewhere to sit and hang out. The only recommendation I would make is that the rooms lack a space or platform for your suitcase, which then becomes quite inconvenient as you have to constantly move and shuffle it around to get thing out, or to walk around it in the room.
7 March 2025
Perfect stay in East Village, Bowery, Soho, Tribeca - best for shopping and bars.
Perfect location. Cool interior. Very nice staff.
Traffic jam at the elevator…
4 March 2025
Loved it all
Sweet and quiet
24 February 2025
Fabulous
Area reception interessante
Ascensore lento
22 February 2025
Exceptional
Incredible location, extremely friendly, helpful and professional staff, and gorgeous views out of the Skybox room
21 February 2025
Exceptional
Excellent hotel, room was incredible. It has charm. Would absolutely stay here again.
20 February 2025
Exceptional
Loved the room with the hot tub ! Spacious cozy room
Couldn’t connect our Netflix etc to the tv
5 February 2025
AMAZING
EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING
5 February 2025
Perfect
Real character
4 February 2025
Fun and relaxing
The ambience was warm and inviting. The staff was amazingly kind and accomodating. We’ve been to NYC several times and The Ludlow set a new standard of excellence for us.
Nothing
26 January 2025
Really cute hotel, staff was amazing. Great service and food at Dirty French
Room was great, food, staff. Everything was top notch!
26 January 2025
Friendly, buzzy hotel with fabulous staff and a great location.
A beautiful hotel just of East Houston which is where I needed to be. The staff were wonderful. Nothing was too much trouble. The open fire in the downstairs area gave it the feel of a private house. My room was cozy and comfortable, with a big size bathroom with bathtub. The restaurant did excellent breakfasts. I will always stay here when I come to NYC!
Nothing
25 January 2025
Great play for a NY citytrip
Great view from room. Friendly employees. Spacious room, all amenities. Good location, nice gym, solid service
25 January 2025
Wonderful! I will be coming again.
The vibe, staff, decor and local. Perfect!
The mattress could have been a bit more comfy.
23 January 2025
Absolutely fantastic.
I absolutely loved the Ludlow. Great rooms, fantastic lounge in the lobby area, really comfortable. Can't wait to return.
Nothing. Loved it all
15 January 2025
Fabulous
Nice rooms, cool design and great views.
Nothing
12 January 2025
Can’t wait to come back
Location & lobby & staff!
4 January 2025
Fabulous
Great place, great location
30 December 2024
The Ludlow is it's own artful and welcoming destination among the many NYC landmarks.
The hotel's moody ambiance and eclectic design provide a unique New York experience. The Dirty French restaurant has great food, especially the buttermilk pancakes! The rooms are well-appointed, comfortable, and clean. Just off Houston at Ludlow Street, you are within walking distance to Little Italy, Chinatown, The Village, Soho, and more. Katz's Deli is on the corner, which adds to the drama of watching the line span for blocks at all hours of the day.
We booked two rooms with pullout beds, but this room type was not available at check-in. The following day, we switched rooms. Although inconvenient, the staff did what they could to accommodate our party.
29 December 2024
Can’t wait to come back! Absolutely amazing.
One of the best hotels in NYC. Already looking forward to going back. Thank you for an amazing stay and the great staff.
Nothing
28 December 2024
A dream come true for my Xmas!
Atmosphere. Was cozy!
Didn’t get free water every day and I think for the price you should. Also offer airport pick ups that you arrange for the guest
28 December 2024
Trendy hotel in a great location
The room was clean with a big shower and a lovely view. The location was great! Opposite Katz Deli and right near Clinton’s St bakery. It was close to a subway line too which made it easy to get around the city. The hotel decor and vibe was so cool, felt very trendy! We also have able to get late check too which made our last day more relaxed.
The room was quite small and there wasn’t much space to unpack our things. The side table was also covered in mini bars food & drink but this made the room feel smaller too. A couple of the staff in the bar were quite rude and blunt to us but the staff behind reception were very friendly and helpful.
27 December 2024
This place really makes you feel at home.
I wish the room were a little bigger but I know that can't be helped. LOVED the gigantic bathtub, and I'll give up a big room for that! Also wish the subway were more accessible (although the staff was very helpful). Its a long way to get to Upper West, Upper East, musuems, most shopping, etc.
Bigger room. Actually, service in the "living room" area was slow, and some of the people working there did not seem very happy to be there, which was the direct opposite of the desk and door staff. It took so long to get a bill that one time I inadvertently walked out without paying (I paid later)!
27 December 2024
Exceptional
Loved how clean it was, loved the people at front desk, manager was amazing, house keeping was so sweet and cleaned so well. Problem is the women that work for the restaurant they were very snarky and condescending. I would stay here every year I go but I hope the people working at the restaurant change their attitude
Service at the restaurant and lounge, specifically 4 women that were there were all so rude. At night at the restaurant 2 women were mean and rude I thought maybe it’s just that night. But 2 days later at the lounge different women working were also snarky.
26 December 2024
Perfect and romantic
Clean, elegant, and comfortable
Nothing
23 December 2024
Always a great stay
Beautiful. Great staff
23 December 2024
Lovely property, great for couples
Staff were super helpful and friendly. We really liked our room overlooking the city and hotel is located just around the corner from Katz Deli, Russ & Daughters and many other fab eateries and bars in Lower East Side. Booking a stay in NY if you are there for the first time can be daunting, so I recommend this property.
22 December 2024
Great hotel let down by food and restaurant staff. Great bed minute room
Staff at front of house were great and bed too
Food at breakfast and staff and menus in bar and restaurant disappointed
22 December 2024
The staff were very helpful and the room was spacious, comfortable and relatively quiet.
The room had a king size bed that was very cozy and comfortable. Found the staff to be very friendly and always helpful with restaurant recommendations and arranging for a car to the airport.
17 December 2024
Great location Great food great Staff
The dirty French is always good food and the front desk is always friendly and accommodating.
13 December 2024
Great boutique hotel with unique and cool features.
Not a luxurious hotel, but this is a busy boutique with lots of nice feature. The “sky box”, all windows room we had on the 16th floor was a great NYC experience. Nice public spaces, too. Good, fun restaurant and bar. And just 30 paces to Katz’s Delicatessen!
All good. Look, we are a bit new to the lower east side, so there was some learning of the neighborhood. But it was all good.
12 December 2024
My favorite hotel in NYC
I’ve written too many reviews of The Ludlow before, I’ll keep this one snappy: it’s my favorite hotel in New York.
9 December 2024
Mixed experience
Nice stylish property - Great showers and large bathrooms
Room what not ergonomic - very crowded when we were there so that might have affected service - restaurant understaffed and slow. Elevators were slow, small and took forever to access.
9 December 2024
Exceptional
The property was beautiful in a fantastic location and the staff was amazing.
The parking garage was expensive.
8 December 2024
Exceptional
7 December 2024
Exceptional
Location
7 December 2024
Gorgeous Hotel with Wonderful Service
Gorgeous design. Very friendly staff. Lovely facilities. Gym on the roof has a brilliant view. Katz’s deli on the corner. Great restaurants in the street. Amazing neighbourhood. Nook with a toasty fireplace in the bar is reserved for in-house guests only which makes you feel at home.
19 November 2024
wonderful stay, charming location.
extremely clean room and comfortable bed
8 November 2024
Loved everything about it.
The staff, cleanliness, room amenities, terrace, lobby, and location were all top notch.
7 November 2024
Exceptional
The aesthetics
6 November 2024
Was a great location while visiting family.
Location, front desk personnel, ambience
Nothing
6 November 2024
Fabulous
Everything, location and staff
5 November 2024
An incredible hotel in a great location.
The Ludlow really exceeded our expectations. The location is excellent for exploring Manhattan on foot, our room was fantastic with a great view, the bar was cosy and a lovely place to crash after a long day and all the staff were extremely helpful and welcoming. We didn't manage to use the gym but it looked great and well equipped.
The air conditioner/fridge in our room were very noisy but this was a minor inconvenience in an otherwise very good stay.
4 November 2024
Convenient location, friendly&attentive staff, a clean room&beautiful weather =ed a fine stay!
My room was ideally adjacent to the elevator. The staff was solicitous and helpful. I liked the relaxing lounge area in the lobby and hotel location was convenient.
The inside door lock didn't work but was quickly repaired. The toilet was difficult to flush. The bed was very comfortable but the room was smaller than I'd expected or would've liked. And the lighting fixtures, while attractive, emitted insufficient light, not at all suitable for bedtime reading. The rate was okay and I would've been willing to pay more for a larger room if one had been available. However at another NYC in which I'd stayed previously, rates and amenities were similar but coffee/soda was served all day in the lobby/lounge area at no charge to guests + there was a free lite breakfast in the restaurant; and that is my favorite amenity!
21 October 2024
Fabulous
We seemed to always wait a while to be able to get the lift to either come tot he lobby (which created a bit of a bottle neck) or to the room floor.
20 October 2024
Can’t wait to return
Loved the decor and staff & location
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet bowls
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fitness
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Business facilities
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Parking
- - Parking garage
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Miscellaneous
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
2 April 2025
Loved it and would stay again